Category: Shorts
Ravenna Says No to Genocide
Major Italian port commits to upholding international law and human rights after months of struggle by the dock workers.
A New Report on Torture in Israeli Prisons
Systematic torture and abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention, says the UN special rapporteur.
Samsung Union Puts Strike on Hold as Members Vote on Draft Agreement
Management and union leadership struck a tentative agreement only 90 minutes before a mass walkout. Now, workers will decide if it is good enough.
Cuba Is Quietly Driving One of the Fastest Solar Transitions in the World
The Caribbean country more than tripled its renewable energy share from 3% to 10% within a year—all while navigating a crippling US-led trade embargo.
BREAKING: Israeli Forces Start Seizing Global Sumud Flotilla Boats off Cyprus
The flotilla tracker confirms one boat, Tabariyya (Cactus), intercepted. Live feeds point to more violent takeovers under way.
Bolivia Brings in Military as Nationwide Protests Continue
Food and fuel prices skyrocket in La Paz as protesters refuse to dismantle highway blockades that have choked off supplies to the capital for 12 days.
Portugal: Unions Call a General Strike as Labor Talks Collapse
After traditional channels failed, the minority government vows to push the controversial labor overhaul through Parliament with the backing of liberals and the far-right.
Cuba Has Run Out of Diesel And Fuel Oil, Energy Minister says
Hospitals limit services and schools shutter as energy embargo drives Cuba toward its worst humanitarian crisis in decades.
Climate Inequality Kills 100,000 People in Europe Each Year, New Study Says
A landmark research in Nature Health maps how poverty and economic disparity drive a massive surge in heat and cold-related mortality across the continent.
Venice Biennale: Hundreds Protest Israel’s Inclusion; Femen and Pussy Riot Storm Russian Pavilion
Two separate protests denounce the prestigious exhibition for using its “soft power” to normalize war crimes and occupation.